Halliwell Jones' Warrington BMW dealership has lodged a planning application which would allow it to make use of derelict land to store 150 vehicles in preparation for the arrival of vehicles subject to the brand’s “safety critical” recall.

Ford has agreed to refund car owners after a fault caused hurndreds of one-litre EcoBoost petrol engine failures just months issuing a recall of 15,000 1.6-litre versions of the turbocharged powerplant.

BMW UK has said that it is embarking on a technical campaign to examine its diesel vehicles' exhaust gas recirculation modules after the brand made the decision to recall 324,000 cars due to a risk of engine fires.

A coroner has highlighted the DVSA’s lack of demands for BMW to recall cars prone to sudden power failure in concluding an inquest into the death of a former Gurkha who died in a collision involving a stricken 3 Series saloon.